Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 44391-h.htm or 44391-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/44391/44391-h/44391-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/44391/44391-h.zip) Project Gutenberg has the other two volumes of this work. Volume II: see http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44392 Volume III: see http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44393 Transcriber's note: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). The ligature oe is represented by [oe]. The signs cross and dagger have been marked as [cross] and [dagger]. A carat character is used to denote superscription. A single character following the carat is superscripted (Comp^a). [Illustration: _Frontispiece_ _REJA_ OF THE CHOIR (_Seville Cathedral_)] The World of Art Series THE ARTS AND CRAFTS OF OLDER SPAIN by LEONARD WILLIAMS Corresponding Member of the Royal Spanish Academy, of the Royal Spanish Academy of History, and of the Royal Spanish Academy of Fine Arts; Author of "The Land of the Dons"; "Toledo and Madrid"; "Granada," etc. In Three Volumes, Illustrated VOLUME I Chicago A. C. McClurg & Co. Edinburgh: T. N. Foulis 1908 American Edition Published October 10, 1908 Dedicated BY SPECIAL PERMISSION TO THEIR MAJESTIES KING ALFONSO THE THIRTEENTH AND QUEEN VICTORIA OF SPAIN PREFACE In preparing these volumes, it has been my aim to give a clear and fairly complete account of the arts and crafts of older Spain. It seems to me that there is room for a work of this design and scope, and that there is no reason why so attractive a subject--or rather, group of subjects--should be perpetually ignored by persons who travel through, or who profess to feel an interest in, the country of the Cid and of Don Quixote.